Biography

Eric Kennedy is a doctoral student in the Media and Communication PhD program at Temple University’s Klein College of Media and Communication. His research applies textual and genre analysis to study serial, intertextual, and transmedia narratives in popular media texts. He is particularly interested in exploring how these complex texts impact issues of audience reception, representation, adaptation, authorship, and collective memory. He has taught interdisciplinary seminar courses that challenge students to engage creatively with topics and ideas beyond their academic and professional fields. 

Presentations 

Eric Kennedy. A Song for You: Kishi Bashi’s Omoiyari as Memory Work. Mid-Atlantic Popular & American Culture Association 2022 Annual Conference. Virtual. November 10-12, 2022. 

Eric Kennedy. Indigenous Superheroes, Marvel’s Forge, and the Power of Limitless Possibilities. Global Fusion. Philadelphia, PA. October 14-16, 2022. 

Eric Kennedy. Expectancy Violations and Voluntary Parasocial Breakup with Favorite Musicians. Klein College of Media and Communication 24th Annual Graduate Research Forum. Philadelphia, PA. March 18, 2022. 

Moderated Panel: Pennoni Panels: Failing Forward: Building Distress Tolerance on the College Campus. Philadelphia, PA. February 2, 2017 

Eric Kennedy. Making Māori: A Study on Māori Identity and Adaptation in Modern New Zealand, Salisbury University Student Research Conference, Salisbury, MD, April 2010. 

Awards 

Innovation in Academic Advising Award (Drexel University), 2016